“Economic Civil War”: States Push Laws to Shield Oil and Gas Companies From Accountability

Across the country, Republican-led state legislatures are passing a slate of laws that effectively shield oil and gas companies from legal claims that they are responsible for the destruction and mounting toll caused by climate change. Fifteen laws have either been passed or are currently being debated in 11 states. Together, they threaten to remove long-standing tools for the public to hold corporations accountable.

OMAHA — Roughly 2,500 petition signers and a courtroom overflowing with supporters, some relatives who are U.S. citizens, could not stop the deportation of a well-known Kearney, Nebraska, businessman.

An Omaha immigration judge on Tuesday ordered that Carlos Godinez be returned to his native Guatemala, a place he hadn’t visited since leaving 37 years ago, at age 10, with his mother to be with his father in the U.S.

LINCOLN — In a U.S. Senate race marked by allegations of planted candidates, an unusual thing happened on the filing deadline day: Democratic candidate Cindy Burbank paid the $1,740 filing fee for Legal Marijuana NOW Party candidate Mike Marvin, state records obtained by the Nebraska Examiner show.